Olimpia knew that a win would punch their ticket, but with TED Ankara ready to pounce should they miss their opportunity, Aliaksandr Shimkovyak and his players had to stay focused and hold their nerve in what was an epic struggle to make the next phase.

They eventually did prevail, but it was only after a gripping and spine-tingling 70-65 overtime success. Barely able to shoot over 30% from the floor, Nadzeya Drozd was the saviour with 22 points in an extraordinary contest where it rained three-pointers at the end of regulation as Hainaut threatened to spoil the party. Amanda Houts had five triples in her 19-point haul for the visitors.

Spartak Noginsk knew they had no option but to win against Group C rivals Tarbes if they wanted to keep their qualification hopes alive, but the French visitors ended their hosts' dreams and booked their own berth in the Eighth Finals with a convincing 65-47 win.

Tarbes held their opponent to a meagre five points during the last five minutes to sail into the last sixteen of the tournament. Paoline Salagnac impressed the most with an excellent 16 points.

The result also sparked celebrations in a certain coastal city in Southern Turkey where Mersin rejoiced in also making it to the next phase of the competition - courtesy of Spartak Noginsk losing.

However, one Turkish team who were not celebrating was Antakya. Playing at home against Vilnius Kibirkstis, they missed a golden opportunity to advance with a poor finish seeing them lose 70-66. Rima Valentiene tortured the hosts, going five-for-five from downtown on her way to 18 points.

However, Antakya can still make amends by going through next week if they can beat MBK Ruzomberok in the final game - if not, there would be a three-way tie in the Group. If Antakya win they advance to the next stage of the competition alongside the Lithuanians, but they can still afford to lose by a significant margin to assure they advance with MBK Ruzomberok.